Synonyms of bat

bat 1 of 2

noun

ˈbat 

1

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• thump
• hit
• knock
• punch
• swipe
• slap
• whack
• thud
• stroke
• pound
• smack
• poke
• lick
• bang
• spank
• slam
• beat
• hook
• clip
• switch
• clap
• lash
• swat
• sock
• chop
• belt
• kick
• box
• cuff
• pelt
• bop
• crack
• stripe
• slug
• smash
• swing
• stinger
• welt
• thwack
• hack
• biff
• pick
• bash
• rap
• knee
• buffet
• clout
• dab
• bust
• plump
• wham
• wallop
• pounding
• fillip
• licking
• haymaker
• hand
• whop
• right
• beating
• left
• larrup
• douse
• counter
• hammering
• whip
• body blow
• uppercut
• roundhouse
• counterstroke
• shiver
• sucker punch
• whipping
• counterblow
• sidewinder
• knockdown
• thrashing
• KO
• one-two
• knockout
• rabbit punch
• battering
• counterpunch
• pummeling
• right-hander
• drubbing
• flogging
• pasting
• cruncher
• bludgeoning
• cudgeling
• clobbering
• kayo
• walloping
• bastinado
• lambasting

2

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cane
• baton
• mallet
• mace
• rod
• bludgeon
• cudgel
• billy
• hammer
• club
• nightstick
• truncheon
• billy club
• staff
• waddy
• rung
• bastinado
• shillelagh
• sap
• birch
• hickory
• beetle
• maul
• sledgehammer
• switch
• rattan
• blackjack
• gavel
• stave
• knobkerrie
• crook
• walking stick
• crosier
• crabstick
• whangee

bat

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to knock

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

batted the lamp off the table with one strike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knock
• hit
• smack
• punch
• slap
• bang
• strike
• slam
• whack
• clap
• clip
• swipe
• pound
• crack
• box
• nail
• hammer
• kick
• swat
• thump
• bash
• clock
• tap
• flick
• tag
• lick
• slug
• sock
• bop
• whale
• thwack
• poke
• bludgeon
• smite
• jab
• belt
• clout
• shove
• clobber
• bob
• rap
• zap
• push
• chop
• stab
• wallop
• bonk
• stroke
• bust
• paste
• batter
• biff
• bump
• slog
• maul
• pepper
• bunt
• beat
• rough
• hang one on
• lash
• cuff
• pelt
• knee
• pummel
• stamp
• slash
• butt
• deck
• bung
• drub
• pommel
• mangle
• cane
• buffet
• club
• lace
• scuff
• skull
• whip
• dump
• floor
• cream
• brain
• spear
• fell
• bean
• switch
• lambaste
• cudgel
• sledge
• conk
• prod
• level
• knock down
• jostle
• sap
• flail
• bowl (down or over)
• thrash
• sledgehammer
• sucker punch
• flog
• rabbit-punch

2

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

batted the piñata until it finally broke open

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• lash
• batter
• pound
• hide
• whip
• knock
• hit
• pelt
• beat
• punch
• slap
• thump
• attack
• smash
• do
• assault
• hammer
• maul
• spank
• slam
• club
• paddle
• punch out
• box
• whale
• switch
• bash
• smack
• chop
• bludgeon
• slate
• raid
• whack
• curry
• belt
• pummel
• work over
• tan
• thrash
• birch
• drub
• wallop
• whop
• pommel
• storm
• lace
• swipe
• whup
• buffet
• thresh
• lather
• bung up
• swat
• wound
• beat up on
• slog
• flog
• rough (up)
• fib
• crack
• baste
• lambaste
• belabor
• tromp
• sock
• cane
• thwack
• cudgel
• leather
• cuff
• descend (on or upon)
• mess (up)
• strap
• clout
• clobber
• rush
• jump (on)
• lay on
• wham
• assail
• lam
• paste
• pounce (on or upon)
• bust
• whomp
• scourge
• cowhide
• beset
• horsewhip
• flagellate
• lacerate
• rawhide
• blackjack
• gore
• mutilate
• pistol-whip
• maim
• mangle
• fustigate

3

as in to roam

to move about from place to place aimlessly

on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roam
• wander
• stroll
• drift
• cruise
• float
• range
• rove
• knock (about)
• traipse
• meander
• saunter
• ramble
• kick around
• amble
• gad (about)
• gallivant
• mooch
• stray
• mope
• maunder
• tramp
• mill (about or around)
• dawdle
• hobo
• straggle
• vagabond

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bat

Noun

Situational hitting, bunting, sacrifice flies and moving runners over helped loosen the lineup, allowing the power hitters to do their thing without feeling the need to produce in every at-bat. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Rodriguez’s inability to miss bats plays right into Eldridge’s wheelhouse, making his +484 odds to hit a home run too good to pass up. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Verb

Jason was hissing fiercely; Gordon, who projects a monastic calm, was trying to reason with the mother while batting her back each time the flap swung open. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

The kick was strong, but the keeper reacted swiftly to bat it away. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Phrases Containing bat

• bat (around or back and forth)
• go to bat for
• off the bat